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I've just been listening to a number of Italian commentators, politicians and public being interviewed, and all were emphatic. They all said that the referendum was not about the EU, the euro or populism, insisting it was solely about Italian politics. Nigel Farage's suggestion that it was...

There's always someone worse. How about the BionX circa 10 Ah 36 volt batteries, last price I saw was £1050. .

The original English made TGA Electrobike from the 1980s on used a truck wiper motor in a crank drive position. It was only finally discontinued in about 2011, so about the longest lived e-bike model ever. TGA still exist, they've always been mobility vehicle makers but don't support the...

This time you have me stumped I'm afraid, I've never removed one or investigated how they are fitted in that frame tube. At a guess the lock may be inserted from above and a threaded ring screwed on below into a recess. If so that could have a slot each side of the ring or at more points to...

Maybe not, but don't forget "Til Death do us Part" has had a revival version, albeit softened a bit. Much is often unfairly made about British racism and racist sensitivities and them being unacceptable elsewhere, when in fact they equally exist elsewhere. "Faulty Towers" was successfully...

Well summed up, apart from the Thatcher bit. Her economic bubble of a service based economy quickly collapsed in 1991, being just another repeat of "boom and bust". .

This shouldn't be accorded much importance though. Then as now the objectors are very few, the vast majority of the public getting it correctly as you have. Almost universally "Basil Faulty" was seen as the idiot and racist and "Manuel" got all the sympathy. The huge success of the recent...

Duplicate post, please use first post on this link. .

I think it's his nature, just being very sensible and level headed. Given his F1 driver pay ($15.5 millions a year for four years plus promotional income) he's made his near $100 million fortune and is leaving at the top as a young man. Are we jealous? Yes of course we are! .

Once again a very silly assumption, do you really think rationing is a factor in my opinion. It's based on the facts of our economic, industrial and commercial performance history and the continuous decline when we managed all of our own affairs during that quoted period. Joining the EU has...

That comparison is false, you are ignoring the other factor, the airport, kidding yourself that the LIb-Dem candidate's adoption of that policy as well made a difference. It didn't, that intelligent electorate weren't fooled by her ploy. You are the one clutching at straws, just be patient...

That's unfair, read the thread if you want to make judgements. My opinion isn't even vaguely based on the current fall of the pound, or any of the arguments made during the referendum campaign. It's based soundly on our history, including our decline from post WW2 to when we joined the EU, and...

No I haven't, despite being retired I'm time-poor due to a variety of activities, which limits the range of activities I dive into. But I'm only 80, so plenty of time for that when I get old. :) .

Not American, this is Brexiter's geography. ;) .

This is not a dumb area, they were well aware that their very real anti-aircraft noise feelings would best expressed by voting for the candidate who stood on that. They weren't fooled by the Lib-Dem candidate's policy addition to exploit that. You believe as you will, but this result has...

It's true that as a London constituency it's only representative of London, which is a Remain stronghold. But I think it unwise to think the the government won't be influenced by this result. They had been totally confident that Zac Goldsmith as an independent would win on the airport issue...

I'm going to have to relearn geography, physical and political. First I'm told North Staffs is in Yorkshire and now that the French and Italians are Tories. :confused: .

Yep. It said so on TV and if on TV it must be true. :rolleyes: .

I didn't know North Staffs was in Yorkshire? .

Both disgusting. What's wrong with nice simple Blanquette de Veau, Boeuf Stroganoff, Tournedos Rossini or Pate de Foie Gras? .